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Chapter 158: Simple And Efficient

Angelia

"At least stay for dinner, we are making lasagna." Andy said.

Usually, the mention of his lasagna would makefeel drool. Now, my stomach tightened into a hard knot at

the thought of food.

| can make the salad?"

gaze narrowed as he looked at me, seeing something wasn't right. Maybe, my smile was too stiff or my voice

was devoid of my real emotions. Whatever it was, it was tipping him off that something wasn't quite right. "Stop

givingthat look, |

fine." I insisted.

am fine." |

"But you are not, not really." He interjected.

Fuckfor always wearing my heart on my sleeve. | never really could hide my emotions that well at least, not

from those who knew me. "Yes, | am not fine but | am okay." | relented, Tam

"A part ofis still hurt over this whole thing and while | feel it is the right decision to take a break from them, it

won't be easy."

No, it wouldn't be easy, it would be devastatingly hard. He nodded, believing me, when had | ever given him a

reason not to? It felt wrong keeping things from me, it felt wrong to lie but | needed him to back off. "The choice

is always up to you, girly and you know I will support you with whatever decision you make but maybe you

should wait a few days and truly think it through. You don't have to rush, those men will understand you taking

your time." He squeezed my knees in comfort. Just the simple touch made my eyes prickle with the need to cry

but | blinked them gone. Shaking my head, my eyes fixated on the slight crack in the vase beside his television

to keep the tears at bay.

"I have decided, it is already as good as gone."

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He didn't say anything as he let out a quiet sigh but he didn't need to. All he had to say was in that one exhale.

You are making a mistake, that was what his inhale pointed at and my heart squeezed as if it was in complete

agreement but my head, my head was staying strong because it knew it needed to be done.

"When are you going to tell them?" He asked gently.

| shrugged, feeling panicked. While | understood that | had to tell them, | hadn't actually thought about it. I didn't

like the idea of facing them with my heart torn and maybe having to tear theirs as well. "Angelia, if you are sure

of your decision, then you have to tell them. It is not cool to let them stress and wait around when you have

already made up your mind." He lecturedin a gentle tone.

| know he was right but he didn't know that | wasn't ready to tell because | didn't want to take a break from

them. It was all forced on me.

"You are right, | will text them that we need to meet up."

| just hope the creep doesn't get the wrong idea because if he or she thinks | am about to tell someone, then |

am afraid of what they will do. | knew meeting them needed to happen but it didn't mean it was something |

looked forward to. The thoughts of being in the sroom as them, knowing it would be for the last tin a

long while made the knot in my stomach tighten even further. But | smiled through it, feeling Andy's eyes on me.

I might be an idiot, | might be making the biggest mistake of my life but | was okay with that because it meant |

was keeping those | cared about safe even while it might be a foolish way to do so.

It all cdown to selflessness or selfishness. Did | really want to take them back knowing full well that my

actions could put them in danger? No, | couldn't.

| bit the bullet and texted them that | want us to meet. With that done, Andy stood up from the couch and

extended a hand to me, pullingup. "Con, let's go make sdinner." He said it practically loud and a

second later, | understood why.

James's head peaked out of the bathroom door, the sight of him trying to see if the coast was clear nearly made

would get salone ttogether withoutsucking away their romance.

Cooking had recently beca new interest of mine or rather, cooking with a certain someone

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had beca new interest. It wasn't the same, though standing in the kitchen with Andy and James. The joy |

had felt when Kingston gaveinstructions wasn't there now. Instead, | felt disinterested as | started cutting up

the salad because the fun had cfrom spending twith him, not the cooking in itself. Now it was more like

a chore, there was no excitement in it. | wondered if it would always be like this going forward. Would everything

1 did, stuff I had done

with them only ever remindof them? Would | be thrust back to the intimate moment | spent with Kingston

every t| picked up a knife to cut svegetables? Would my bed away remindof the night Riccardo

spent the night after he had worried for hours aboutbeing safe? Would the taste of pizza bring back the

memories of my first unofficial date with Marshall? We had been together for such a short period but in that

time, they had taken place in my life, in my memories and thoughts. And in the innermost secret part of myself, |

could admit they had a piece of my heart.

also taken a

"Shit!" | yelped, bringing my bl***dy finger to my lips and sucked on the sting. | had been too

stuck in my head to focus on the cutting.

"F**k, how bad is it?" Andy hurried to my side, taking in the droplets of blood staining the cutting board.

Not that bad, it feels worse than it is." Biting my teeth to stop cursing to the moon and back. |

accepted the the paper towel Andy offe

offered and pressed it to the shallow cut on my finger.

"I will go find a band-aid for you." James said, he looked queasy at the sight of the blood seeping through the

paper.

"Go sit down, | can finish the salad." He usheredback towards the couch while Andy quickly returned to the

pot, stirring it and making sure it didn't get burned.

"Seriously, it is fine. | can still make the salad." | protested without any real heat.

couldn't

| could find it in myself to keep faking, little by little, | was falling apart. | just needed to get

through the dinner first and get hbefore the mask fell completely.

"You are not in the headspace and | for one will not have an accidentally amputated finger on my consciousness

because | let you handle a knife." James said as he broughta band-aid for Andy's first aid kit.

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James and | had becfast friends and | feel we were bonded through his twith Andy. He had also been

there forthese past days, mostly doing little things like making Andy's place clean before | moved in and

how he lethave stalone with my best friend. Seeing ssense in what he said, | finally nodded

and let him get back to cooking as | plastered my finger, my mind already going back to my men. It hurt thinking

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unable to not think about them. Yes, | was definitely not in the right headspace. | guess my mind found it easier

to steer towards three of them instead of the unknown person that was a whole other problem. It wasn't ready to

get into, at least the sadness would be something Andy expected as opposed to the terrifying fright | could feel

lurking beneath my skin.

My phone vibrated next to my plate just as we sat down to eat. One look at it and | stiffened.

"Is it from them?" Andy paused with the spatula, getting ready to serve us sfood and | nodded.

"It is

is Riccardo."

"Well, what are you waiting for? What did he say?" He prompted me. Swiping up to unlock my phone, | finally

clicked on the message.

When and where? We will be wherever you need us to be at any given time, honeybunny.'

My eyes snagged on the word honey bunny, feeling my heart twitch just a little to letknow it was still

hurting. The text was so short but so Riccardo, he always went straight to the point. Simple and efficient.

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